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NJCher

(42,674 posts)
20. Oh, those little guerrilla gardeners
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 02:05 PM
Jun 2025

I'm training all I can. Seed bombs: they love it. Their parents take them around to see how they are doing.

https://happyeconews.com/guerrilla-gardening-why-its-important-how-to-get-started/

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History of Seed Bombing

An ancient technique, seed bombing was used in ancient Egypt to repair farms after the annual spring flooding of the Nile. Seed bombing, known as nendo dango in Japanese, was re-discovered by natural farming pioneer Masanobu Fukuoka. The practice eventually spread to other parts of the world, including the United States, where it became a popular form of protest against unchecked development.

Now used as a tool for environmental activism and urban gardening, it has been employed in various cities worldwide to create green spaces and promote biodiversity. Seed bombing is a relatively easy and low-cost way to make a big impact in terms of both beautifying an area and increasing its ecological diversity.

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8 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

I love this! crim son Jun 2025 #1
French Marigolds (Tagetes patula) are annuals. speak easy Jun 2025 #26
gorgeous, and thank you peacebuzzard Jun 2025 #2
Uh, it is a link to Bluesky. And good morning. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 #4
Oh how cool! SARose Jun 2025 #3
this made me tear up! Its so beautiful... samnsara Jun 2025 #5
God Bless the Grass by Malvina Renolds fargone Jun 2025 #6
I thoight of this right away! The version I know is from Pete Seger. electric_blue68 Jun 2025 #28
Nice Botany Jun 2025 #7
It's a nice idea as long as regular rains come to nourish the flowers FakeNoose Jun 2025 #8
So the deer get fed, the soil stays in place, the birds and bees are happy, niyad Jun 2025 #9
Zackly! ChazInAz Jun 2025 #13
A side-benefit! Feeding the deer. KPN Jun 2025 #19
Heaven knows...... MyOwnPeace Jun 2025 #21
Exactly, my daylilies haven't bloomed in the last 5 years FakeNoose Jun 2025 #22
Thank you. niyad Jun 2025 #10
Beautiful too 🌺🌼🌸 Clouds Passing Jun 2025 #11
Water is stronger than rock Collimator Jun 2025 #12
That's lovely...it reminded me of something I'd read over 40 years ago.. QED Jun 2025 #14
Or the Figarosmom Jun 2025 #16
I saw a video short where a woman was growing veggies in the Figarosmom Jun 2025 #15
Absolutely malaise Jun 2025 #17
Wow, cool idea. Sidewalks shed water perfectly into their cracks. KPN Jun 2025 #18
Oh, those little guerrilla gardeners NJCher Jun 2025 #20
Informative article democrank Jun 2025 #27
Gave me a big smile ailsagirl Jun 2025 #23
You just put the whipped cream and cherry on top of an already good day, mahatmakanejeeves! calimary Jun 2025 #24
Wow, it worked. Success wendyb-NC Jun 2025 #25
Wonderful, delightful! Ty! electric_blue68 Jun 2025 #29
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